Can someone help me how do I get the input xml document
in an construct shape? I need to pass whole xml document
from receive port as a parameter to my dot net Method:

Sub DoSomething(byval inputXmldocument as System.XML.XmlDocument)
'Manipulate inputXmldocument here...

End Sub

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Hi Ben,

You can pass a BizTalk message as an XML document, one thing you can't do is
change a message, they are imutable (correct?).

I usually do soemthing like this:

NewMessage = MyClass.DoSomehting (OldMessage);

Where MyClass has a static (shared in VB) method to manipulate the XML:

e.g.
public static XmlDocument DoSomething (XmlDocument inDoc)

The construct shape will construc a new message instance (NewMessage).

Hope this helps.

/Alan

"Ben Jiang" wrote:

> Can someone help me how do I get the input xml document
> in an construct shape? I need to pass whole xml document
> from receive port as a parameter to my dot net Method:
>
> Sub DoSomething(byval inputXmldocument as System.XML.XmlDocument)
> 'Manipulate inputXmldocument here...
>
> End Sub

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Thank Alan,
I did exactly as yours. but I always get error message when compiling:
"use of unconstructed message <inputMessage>"  - where <inputMessage> is the
message from Receive port.(same as your OldMessage).
Any idea?

I have two messages:
InputMessage(based on receive Schema) and OutputMessage(based on
Send Schema);
In my construct or assign shapes, I do
OutputMessage = mydotnet.dosomething(InputMessage);

Where mydotnet.dosomething is my dot net method takes xmldocument
and return xmldocument object.

I read through all threads in newsgroup, i could not find any body answner
the question. A lot of
threads just confuse people.

cheers
Ben

"Alan Smith" wrote:
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> Hi Ben,
>
> You can pass a BizTalk message as an XML document, one thing you can't do 
is
> change a message, they are imutable (correct?).
>
> I usually do soemthing like this:
>
> NewMessage = MyClass.DoSomehting (OldMessage);
>
> Where MyClass has a static (shared in VB) method to manipulate the XML:
>
> e.g.
> public static XmlDocument DoSomething (XmlDocument inDoc)
>
> The construct shape will construc a new message instance (NewMessage).
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> /Alan
>
> "Ben Jiang" wrote:
> 

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Hi Ben,

Check that your construct shape is set to construct the message you are
assigning to (NewMessage in my example), you need to use two messages in thi
s
example, the one you receive (OldMessage), and the one you construct
(NewMessage).

/Alan

"Ben Jiang" wrote:
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> Thank Alan,
> I did exactly as yours. but I always get error message when compiling:
> "use of unconstructed message <inputMessage>"  - where <inputMessage> is t
he
> message from Receive port.(same as your OldMessage).
> Any idea?
>
> I have two messages:
>  InputMessage(based on receive Schema) and OutputMessage(based on
> Send Schema);
> In my construct or assign shapes, I do
> OutputMessage = mydotnet.dosomething(InputMessage);
>
> Where mydotnet.dosomething is my dot net method takes xmldocument
> and return xmldocument object.
>
> I read through all threads in newsgroup, i could not find any body answner
> the question. A lot of
> threads just confuse people.
>
> cheers
> Ben
>
> "Alan Smith" wrote:
> 

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Thanks Alen.
After I only specify the OutMessage as constructed message, it works!
(Previously I checked both for Inmessage and Outmessage in the dropdown list
of Messages Constructed property of Construct Message shape).

Thanks you for your kindly help.
Cheers
Ben

"Alan Smith" wrote:
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> Hi Ben,
>
> Check that your construct shape is set to construct the message you are
> assigning to (NewMessage in my example), you need to use two messages in t
his
> example, the one you receive (OldMessage), and the one you construct
> (NewMessage).
>
> /Alan
>
> "Ben Jiang" wrote:
> 

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